The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 107

Chapter 107: The Approaching Blade (Mudo’s Side)

“Damn!?”

Once again, the feeling of the broken seal and the return of the technique surged through his body. By the time he reached the top floor, three seals had been broken.

With each broken seal, the Yomi monsters summoned in greater numbers and with more power, but Mudo did not feel any decrease in the enemy’s movements.

“What… What is that man?!”

From past experiences, Mudo had made preparations for this. He had sealed techniques and disabled divine artifacts. If it had been someone like Taketo, even if they couldn’t defeat him, they would have at least been cornered.

(What is that… Why can he fight so fearlessly in front of so many corpses!?)

No matter who someone is, when they lose their means of fighting, it’s impossible to remain calm. There’s no way to fight properly against a horde of corpses resurrected by the power of Yomi in that condition.

But that man had wiped out all the corpses and was even chasing after him. Furthermore, he was steadily heading toward him, destroying every monster Mudo had assigned to slow him down.

(Why!? Why, why!?)

…Mudo possessed skill as a strategist and sorcerer, and he was good at plotting. However, unlike a swordsman who puts themselves in danger during moments of combat, Mudo had never thrown himself into the front lines.

That’s why he couldn’t understand it. No matter how much precise information he gathered, no matter how many precautions he took, he couldn’t predict someone who exceeded those expectations.

Having lived in the shadows and operated through schemes, Mudo could never have anticipated someone like Berg, who had to make decisions and act in an instant.

“Damn!?”

Once again, the sensation of a seal being broken ran through him. Through the shared vision with his shikigami, he saw Berg closing in while slashing down monsters with one strike.

The white blade cut through the Yomi Ninjas that leaped at him, leaving trails of light. When a massive snake-like monster rose from the floor, Berg leaped and decapitated it with his jet-black sword.

A large Yomi soldier, placed to protect the sealing altar, swung a cross spear. Berg wrapped himself in darkness and used his white sword to knock the spear upward, then cut the Yomi soldier in half with his jet-black blade.

The Yomi soldier turned to dust in an instant, and without looking back, Berg destroyed the altar. When the final seal was broken, the power of the divine artifact Berg possessed was restored.

After destroying the altar, Berg turned to face Mudo’s shikigami. With a swing of his right arm, he sent a jet-black slash toward the shikigami, destroying it.

“Ugh!? D-damn it!?”

The connection to his vision was forcibly cut off, and Mudo returned to his own senses. Berg was already right in front of him.

“I have no choice… I’ll have to use that.”

The seals had been broken, but this also meant Mudo could now use his own techniques. He had prepared for this moment as much as possible.

“I won’t let this be interrupted… Finally, finally, I’ve come this far! I will fully open the Gate of Yomi and end all life!”

With those words, Mudo headed deeper into the castle…